Former Premier League ref Mark Clattenburg says Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is right about highlighting Manchester City's consistent fouls.

Clattenburg wrote for the Daily Mail: "I have seen Solskjaer's comments about City using tactical fouls to disrupt play when they lose possession, and he has a point. They break at such speed and are so expansive that they are left exposed when they lose the ball.

"City midfielder Fernandinho, in particular, is guilty of these cynical fouls. But then so are all teams in certain situations. Look at United — Nemanja Matic is similar to Fernandinho in that he breaks up play through whatever means he can, that's his job.

"As a referee you are aware of this but you will ignore the pre-match comments, they have no bearing on how you handle the game."